Super Eagles forward,Ahmed Musa scored a late winner as CSKA Moscow edged past its capital city rival, Lokomotiv, 2-1 in the Russian Premier League on Sunday.
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Musa prodded the ball in from close range on 82 minutes after Seydou Doumbia's header ricocheted off the post at a corner.
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The other goals also came from set pieces - Japanese midfielder Keisuke Honda fired CSKA in front on 18 minutes with a curling 20-yard free-kick into the top right corner of Dario Kresic's goal.
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Lokomotiv,with Victor Obinna Nsofor,who has just been recalled to the Eagles nest after almost two years looked on track for a point when Dmitry Tarasov headed in Alexander Samedov's corner on 75 minutes, right after Samedov had seen his penalty saved by CSKA keeper Igor Akinfeev.
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CSKA's second win in a row took the reigning champions to third place in the table, level with second-placed FC Rostov on seven points and two behind leaders Spartak Moscow.
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CSKA created the first real opportunity on seven minutes, when Musa found Alan Dzagoev in the center of the box, but his strike was saved by Lokomotiv No. 1 Guilherme, who was welcomed with a banner from the fans pleading Brazil coach Luis Felipe Scolari call him up to the national team.
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Also on target in Ukraine yesterday was another Nigerian, Haruna Lukman who scored his first goal of the season in the 15th minute as Dynamo Kiev defeated Sevastopol 2-0 at the NSK Olimpic stadium.
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It was his first goal in three games for Dynamo Kiev.
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His compatriot Brown Ideye was an unused substitute in the encounter.
Ahmed Musa has really been doing well so far for his club and country. He uses the wings very well. He has done well